B. The curator described how the Mona Lisa was described as sublime.
- Joe T
C.
-to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
-to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor
-to render finer (as in purity or excellence)
-to convert (something inferior) into something of higher worth
(Dan W.) www.m-w.com
G. The Harry Potter books are sublime. They are outstanding, creative novels by J.K. Rowling.
H. But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value will be found to have some rare and special beauty of its own; and in this respect the original Bible stands very high as a monument of sublime poetry and of artistic prose.
-Lafcadio Hearn
In this context the word 'sublime' refers to a depth that can be found in religious texts. Hearn uses it to desribe a poetic sort of beauty caused by faith and philosophy and found in religion.
-Christa
-Nick T.
B. The curator described how the Mona Lisa was described as sublime.
- Joe T
C.
-to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
-to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor
-to render finer (as in purity or excellence)
-to convert (something inferior) into something of higher worth
(Dan W.) www.m-w.com
D.
-Jennifer Y.
E. Synonyms: abstract, august, divine, dynamite, elevated, eminent, evil, exalted, fab, far out, fat, glorious, gorgeous, grand, greatest, heavenly, heavy, high, holy, ideal, imposing, lofty, magnificent, majestic, noble, outrageous, proud, resplendent, sacred, solid gold, spiritual, splendiferous, splendorous, stately, super, superb, the most*, too much*, transcendent, transcendental, zero cool
Antonyms: lowly, poor
(dictionary.com)
-Amber Z.
G. The Harry Potter books are sublime. They are outstanding, creative novels by J.K. Rowling.
H. But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value will be found to have some rare and special beauty of its own; and in this respect the original Bible stands very high as a monument of sublime poetry and of artistic prose.
-Lafcadio Hearn
In this context the word 'sublime' refers to a depth that can be found in religious texts. Hearn uses it to desribe a poetic sort of beauty caused by faith and philosophy and found in religion.
-Christa